Cigarette and match case



' Aug. 31,1926. 1,598,384

R. MONZON CIGARETTE AND MATCH CASE Filed Dec. 11. 1925 IN VEN TOR.

Patented tre. El,

UhllTE,Y STATES smear 'revien CIGARETTE AND CASE.

Application filed December 11, 1925. Serial No. 74,693?

This invention relates to improvements in carrying cases and especially to that classv be converted into a case having one-large compartment adapted` for cigarettes of l@ greater vlength thanthose in common use.

A further object is to provide retaining` members within the said case adapted to prevent the contents from falling out, should the case be held at an improper angle while open.

These and further objects will be more fully explained in the following` specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which J Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the case with the cover thrown open and disclosing he partition, retaining members, etc.

Fig. 2 shows a top view of the case with ornamentation thereon.

Fig. 3 shows a top view with the cover removed from its hinges.

Fig. 4 shows an end view. Fig. 5 shows a corner section taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 3, and discloses another form of the invention in which the partition is slidably mounted in slots in the inner walls of the casing. The upper portion of the partition being cut away to expose the slot.

Fig. 6 shows a top view of the form shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 7 shows the partition with guide pins attached and adapted for the construction shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 8 shows in enlarged scale, a side view of a spring snap with portion of the partition in section.

The device consists of the following component parts; a casing` 10 has mounted therein a partition 11. A spring retainer of T formation 12 is secured to the casing near to one end thereof., and a secon-d retainer 13 is mounted transversely to the said casing in position to engage and hold any contents within the area which it covers. A lid 14 is hinged to the casing 10, and a suitable fastening 15 is provided for locking same in closed position. On the inner surface of the lid 14, clips as shown at 16 and 17 are provided for holding any suitable object, such asa mirror, memo-pad or the like, and further provision is made by the clips 18 and 19` for the attachment ofa match ignition strip or the like as indicated at 20.

ln the form shown. in Figures 5 and 6 the partition 11 is provided with guide pins 21 and 22 which engage slots as shown at 23. which are located in the inner walls and ein tend from the top to'V the bottom thereof. Spring snaps as shown at 24 engaget the lower extremity of the partition 11 and lock same when in its vertical position, These snaps are provided with back stops as shown at 25 and press members as at 26. It will be seen that the partition 11 may, by depressing the said press members ybe moved so as to rest on the bottom of the easing, the guide pins having` slid down in the slots provided. With the partition in this position the. interior of the casing is undivided and presents one large compartment for the reception of cigarettes in extra long form, or for other suitable articles.

The device is shown in form representing a small book with ornamentation thereon; it is obvious however, that the novel features as disclosed in the foregoing specification may be applied to any suitable type of casing.

I have shown the device in its preferred form, but I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction as shown and described herewith; minor `departures may be made therefrom without sacrificing any of its advantages or departing from the scpe of my invention.

-laving thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows 1. In a carrying case of the class described, in combination with a suitable casing, a slidable partition adapted to convert the interior of the said casing into one compartment, and means to lock same in position within the said compartment, spring actuated retaining members adapted to secure in position any contents within the two divisions of the interior when the aforesaid partition is in vertical posit-ion, a cover member attached to the said casing and means to secure a mirror and an ignition strip thereto, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a carrying case of the class described,

'in combination with a suitable casing, a slidable partition having;l guide pins thereon engaging Slots in the inner Walls of the said easingand looked When in vertical position by means of spring snap members having` 5 hack stogs and flexible press members thereon, and sp1-ingr actuated retaining members of which one is in T form and the other ot U formation Secured to the said easing, and

a hinged lid With means to vsecure thereto 1Q an ignition strip and a mirror, or the like,

substantially as shown and described herewith.

In a Carrying Case of the class c esorihed,

a easing With a movable iid secured Vthereto 1 and means to lock same in closed position,

a slidahle oartition havine 'uide )ins engaginq` slotsl in the inner Walls of the sait Y and spring snaps having baci( sto is l WniCl-i Casinov thereon and lexibie press members ZO engage Vthe lower portion of the-saidrpar tition when in its vertical position with rospeet to the said easing.

Ll. In a carrying oase ot the Class described, aA suitable easing having a hinged lid sef'ured thereto and means to look Same in Closed position,r means on the said lid to ret smallV articles on the inner surface thereof, a slidahlevpartition mounted transversely to thesaid and secured in position ov guide pins which enga-ge slots in the inner U0 walls o the said easing, means to engage and lock the lower extremity ot the said partition in a Way permitting of the loweringv thereot` when desired to Create one large compartn'ient and spring retaining` members S5 secured to the Walls of the aiior ,said easing?, sulistantia-illy as shown and describet. Y

in testimony whereof l have affixed my signature.

RUBEN More@ 22;. 

